End-to-End Legal Solutions Streamline eDiscovery and Compliance While Reducing Cost and Risk

By |2023-10-06T10:23:36-04:00August 23rd, 2023|eDiscovery, Information Governance and Management, Technology|

Whether managing complex litigation, responding to public records requests, or ensuring regulatory compliance, legal professionals need to efficiently process large volumes of data. And with data scattered across numerous formats and platforms, legal teams require proven legal solutions designed for today’s eDiscovery challenges. Messaging Architects offers a superior end-to-end eDiscovery solution, powered by ZyLAB and IPRO. With an intuitive interface, AI-assisted document review, and exceptional security, this solution speeds early case assessment while ensuring defensibility. Efficient, Defensible Data Collection The majority of eDiscovery costs occur in initial data collection and review. By focusing on relevant data early, legal teams reduce

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eDiscovery Case Management Solutions Transform the eDiscovery Experience

By |2023-08-16T13:32:28-04:00July 6th, 2023|eDiscovery, Information Governance and Management, Technology|

Discovery costs can eat up nearly 50 percent of the total cost of litigation. That can mean millions of dollars each year to identify, preserve, collect, process, review, analyze and produce relevant information. Fortunately, eDiscovery case management solutions can drastically reduce the time and cost involved. eDiscovery case management solutions help legal teams manage the entire eDiscovery process. But not all legal technology solutions are created equal. When choosing a solution, look for one that meets your company’s specific needs and emphasizes usability. For instance, a solution that uses AI to streamline workflows and automate tasks will save substantial time

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Increase Legal Team Productivity with These 5 Proven Methods

By |2023-03-08T14:14:30-05:00March 7th, 2023|eDiscovery, Information Governance and Management, Technology|

In the legal profession, productivity equals revenue. Law firms run on billable hours. And in-house legal departments directly affect the bottom line of the corporations they serve.  A combination of improved information governance, automation, collaboration, and strategic adoption of legal technology can increase legal team productivity by 23 percent or more. Determine Your Baseline Legal Team Productivity To map the route to a more productive future, the legal team must first determine its starting point. For instance, a team that lacks effective strategy will operate reactively, scrambling with every request for information and turning immediately to outside counsel. Somewhat more

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Overcome Legal Firm Challenges with Wise Technology Investments

By |2023-03-07T14:50:52-05:00February 15th, 2023|Cyber-Security, Information Governance and Management, Safety and Cyber Security, Technology|

Recent years have witnessed seismic shifts in society. The global pandemic, political uncertainty, and public concerns about the balance between convenience and data privacy have altered the business climate. Like all companies, law firms must reevaluate and adjust to stay competitive. Technology can deliver key solutions to legal firm challenges. Attract and Retain Legal Talent The Challenge: Law firms depend on quality attorneys to attract good clients. In fact, a recent study showed that nearly half of commercial law firms cite hiring and retaining good lawyers as their greatest challenge. The pandemic highlighted the need for a work-life balance, and

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Legal Teams Save Time and Reduce Costs with Early Data Assessment

By |2023-03-08T13:42:36-05:00January 18th, 2023|eDiscovery, Technology|

In the United States, nearly 98 percent of cases settle outside of court. Consequently, streamlining the discovery phase becomes critical, underlining the importance of early data assessment (EDA). As an essential component of early case assessment (ECA), EDA enhances case strategy and delivers substantial time and cost savings. The Importance of Early Data Assessment as Part of Early Case Assessment Early case assessment (ECA) refers to the process of evaluating all aspects of a pending legal case up front to determine risk, project costs and build strategy. As a central component of ECA, EDA involves running a preliminary eDiscovery to

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4 Ways Successful Companies Leverage eDiscovery Trends to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Cost

By |2023-03-08T13:44:40-05:00January 9th, 2023|eDiscovery, Microsoft 365, Technology|

With the data explosion, a distributed workforce and an economy that demands efficiency, legal teams face challenges in 2023. eDiscovery trends such as workflow automation, cloud solutions and other key legal technologies can help. As organizations choose and implement eDiscovery solutions wisely, they unlock significant savings in terms of time and budget. 1. Lay the Foundation with Improved Information Governance With a hybrid workforce, the acceleration of cloud migration and the proliferation of connected devices, document review has changed drastically. For instance, consider the complex data architectures brought on by remote collaboration, including chats, video conferencing and more. Data environments

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Microsoft Entra Simplifies Identity Management While Improving Security

By |2022-11-29T08:55:32-05:00November 9th, 2022|Cyber-Security, Privacy, Technology|

Thousands of organizations already depend on Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) for identity and access management. But they may not be aware of all that Azure AD provides or of additional identity management services now available. The Microsoft Entra product family, including Azure AD, provides a streamlined identity platform while strengthening security. Cloud migration and remote work have changed the face of cyber security forever. Even a small to medium business must manage access for thousands of identities, from employees to contractors, devices, and services. However, traditional methods for verifying identity and managing permissions are labor-intensive and leave too many

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Tech-driven Internal Data Processes Deliver Significant eDiscovery Time and Cost Savings

By |2022-11-14T02:10:18-05:00November 2nd, 2022|eDiscovery, Technology|

For many organizations, the prospect of collecting and submitting data for pending litigation can prove daunting. Rapidly expanding caches of unstructured data, combined with remote work and increasing regulatory controls make information governance both critical and challenging. But enhancing internal data processes with the right technology brings eDiscovery time and cost savings. Consider the scenario of an organization scrambling to respond to a data request without an understanding of what sensitive data exists and where to find it. They may incur penalties by missing key deadlines or skipping critical data. On the other hand, a clear picture of the data

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Embrace the Future of Data Governance to Drive Business Goals

By |2022-12-27T11:03:42-05:00October 5th, 2022|Data Compliance, Information Governance and Management, Technology|

Once focused mainly on regulatory compliance and mitigating risk, data governance is experiencing a marked shift in focus. Organizations and users have begun to grasp the power of data in driving business goals. As a result, the future of data governance moves beyond simple compliance to a more proactive and holistic approach. Collaborative governance focuses on engaging people and processes to uncover business benefits. Moving forward, data governance strategies will include an emphasis on building data literacy. They will harness technologies like AI and machine learning (ML) more efficiently. And they will streamline metadata management while addressing the complexities of

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Organize Your Business with Microsoft Visio

By |2022-11-08T10:33:11-05:00August 31st, 2022|Microsoft 365, Technology|

What is Microsoft Visio? Part of the Microsoft Office family, Visio enables users to create professional looking diagrams and charts. Launched in 1992 and acquired by Microsoft in 2000, Microsoft Visio now comes with all commercial versions of Microsoft 365. Other subscription and purchase options apply to both web app and desktop versions of the product. Visio pros and first-time users alike tap Visio to create flowcharts, organization charts, floor plans, network diagrams, UML diagrams, and mind maps. Business users find it essential for process mapping and visual collaboration. Some versions of Visio also incorporate data visualization connections to Excel

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Messaging Architects has been providing professional consulting services around unstructured data and information governance for over 12 years.  Our topnotch experienced project management and engineering team assists organizations to address information risk management strategies, eDiscovery processes, data security and information management policies.    Information is an organizations biggest asset but it can also be that organizations biggest risk.

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